Wayfarrow

Lower McIntosh

Ghost town · Leslie County, Kentucky

Hyden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Hyden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lower McIntosh is a ghost town in Leslie County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Leslie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lower McIntosh as a historical populated place on the Hyden East topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.2065° N, 83.3329° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHyden East
Elevation848 ft
Nearest living townHyden, KY
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2362743
Coordinates37.20650, -83.33289

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Lower McIntosh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hyden, KY (population 445), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 848 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Lower McIntosh?

Lower McIntosh is in Leslie County, Kentucky, at 37.2065, -83.3329.

How many ghost towns are in Leslie County?

Leslie County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.